Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:12-43

12Marvelous thingsdidעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213he in thesightנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of theirfathersאֲ֭בוֹתָם'A.vo.tomH1, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, in thefieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814.
13He clave theseaיָ֭םyamH3220, and caused them topassH5674throughH5674; and he made thewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325tostandוַֽיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324as an heap.
14In the day-time also heledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148them with acloudבֶּעָנָ֣ןbe.'a.NanH6051, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenightהַ֝לַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915with alightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
15He claverocksצֻ֭רִיםTzu.rimH6697in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, andgaveH8248themdrinkוַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248abundantlyרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227asoutיְבַקַּ֣עye.va.Ka'H1234of thedepthsכִּתְהֹמ֥וֹתkit.ho.MotH8415.
16HebroughtH3318streamsH5104alsooutH3318of therockמִסָּ֑לַעmi.Sa.la'H5553, and causedwatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325torunH3381downH3381likeriversכַּנְּהָר֣וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104.
17Yetwentוַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254they onstillע֭וֹדodH5750tosinלַחֲטֹא־la.cha.to'-H2398againstH2398him, torebelלַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.RotH4784againstH2398the Most High in thedesertבַּצִּיָּֽה׃ba.tzi.YahH6723.
18And theytemptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֥ל'elH410in theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824byaskingלִֽשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592meat for theirlustH3824.
19Yea, they spakeagainstוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.RuH1696Godבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430; theysaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Canהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201GodH430prepareלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186atableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?
20Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, hesmoteהִכָּה־hi.kah-H5221therockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697, thatwatersמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushedוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100outיָכִ֖יןya.KhinH3559, andstreamsוּנְחָלִ֪יםu.ne.cha.LimH5158overflowed;canי֣וּכַלYu.khalH3201hegiveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899also? will heprovideH5414fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607for hispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971?
21Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085, and was wroth: and afireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784was kindledagainstH5927Jacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, andangerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639alsowentH5927upH5927againstH5927Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
22Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theybelievedהֶ֭אֱמִינוּHe.'e.mi.nuH539notלֹ֣אlo'H3808inGodבֵּאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430, andtrustedבָ֝טְח֗וּva.te.ChuH982notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808in hissalvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.toH3444.
23Yet hecommandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680theskiesשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, andopenedפָּתָֽח׃pa.TachH6605thedoorsוְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.TeiH1817ofheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;
24And herainedH4305downוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305mannaמָ֣ןmanH4478uponעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them toeatלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398, andgaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them of the corn ofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
25ManH376didH376eatאָ֣כַל'A.khalH398thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of themightyאַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47: hesentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971them meat to thefullלָשֹֽׂבַע׃la.Soa'H7648.
26He caused theeastקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921windH6921toblowיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265in theheavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and by hispowerבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797he guided thesouthתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486windH6921.
27Herainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607alsouponעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them as thedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083, andwingedכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671fowlע֣וֹףofH5775as thesandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of theseasיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220:
28And he let itfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theircampמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,roundH5439aboutH5439their habitations.
29SoH935they dideatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398, and werewellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646; and hegaveH935them that they lustedafterH1992.
30They werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808estranged from their lust, their meat was yet in theirmouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,
31When theangerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927againstH5927them, andslewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026of the fattest of them, and smotedownהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766theyoungוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970menH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
32Forallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605this theysinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398stillע֑וֹדodH5750, andbelievedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808in hiswondrousH6381worksH6381.
33Therefore theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117didH3117heconsumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615invanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892, and theiryearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141interrorבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34When heslewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then theyinquiredH1875afterH1875him: and theyreturnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725andsoughtH1875Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410early.
35And theyrememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was theirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697, and the Most HighGodH430theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36But they flattered him with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, andliedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576unto him with theirtongueוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
37For theirheartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808rightנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with him,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808were theyfaithfulנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in hiscovenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.
38But he, beingfullH3605of compassion, forgave theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771, anddestroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843themnotH3808: yea,manyוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235a timeturnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725he hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725, anddidH3808notH3808stirH5782upH5782allH3605hiswrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.
39And herememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320; awindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passethawayH7725, and comethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againH7725.
40HowH4100oftdidH4100theyrebelH4784againstH4784him in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41And theyturnedH7725againH7725andtemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and provoked theHolyוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42Theyrememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142notH3808hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,norH3808thedayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when heredeemedפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from the adversary.
43Howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hesetשָׂ֣םsamH7760hissignsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226inEgyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714, and hiswondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814;
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